On the night of the Academy Awards, WIF (Women in Film), with support from Angela Bassett, Eva Longoria, Lake Bell, the Geena Davis Institute, and ReFrame, put a Spotlight on Hollywood’s Vast Gender Disparity Among Below-the-Line Talent. Founded in 1973 as Women In Film Los Angeles, WIF advocates for and advances the careers … Continue reading
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Hollywood has just announced they are hosting the first ever comprehensive Exhibit to celebrate the work of queer auteur filmmaker John Waters. In the past 50 years he has given us some iconic cinema inc Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living, to Cry Baby and Serial Mom. Without Waters, the world … Continue reading
Gina Lollobrigida, the fabulous Italian movie actress who became one of the post-World War II era’s first major European sex symbols, died on Monday in Rome. She was 95. In the 1950’s Lollobrigida emerged as the face of la dolce vita, a siren beckoning Romans to once again indulge, celebrate and embrace. Ms. Lollobrigida … Continue reading
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan’s Body Parts is an examination of how the nude female body is hypersexualized, under attack, and exploited on- and offscreen in Hollywood. It explores the evolution of desire and “sex” on-screen from a woman’s perspective. Demystifying the often invisible processes in creating intimacy for film and television, the documentary sheds light on the … Continue reading
Since the dawn of the movie industry, filmmakers have been fascinated with sex workers. From early Twentieth Century movies such as 1900s The Girl Who Went Astray, through to countless classic films from our lifetimes, such as Midnight Express, Pretty Woman and Risky Business, hookers, hustlers, call girls, rent-boys, strippers and street-walkers have been … Continue reading
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